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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Running Vlog Bonus: Pre Recorder Test

Long Run - 14 miles

This weekend was a rough one, run-wise. Late Friday night, Palm released webOS 1.4 for the Pre, which I downloaded shortly after release at 11:30pm. By the time I was finished playing with the phone I went to bed, but that didn't happen until around 2am. Saturday morning, I just didn't want to get out of bed.

I finally got up at 9am, but I was just exhausted the rest of the day, and didn't feel like running at all. In fact, I ended up taking a 2-hour nap in the afternoon, which helped a bit, but I was still tired. I finally got to bed at 10.

This morning, my plan was to run early enough to still make it to church, but when the alarm went off at 5:30, it was pretty obvious I wasn't going to get out of bed. After much consideration, I finally got up at 7.

It was 34 degrees outside! I reluctantly got into my cold weather gear and headed out the door, only to find the gate was open. I didn't think much of it because I expected the dog to be inside the house, so I closed the gate and started running down the street.

About halfway down, there was Honey Bear, in the middle of the road. She jumped to her feet and started running towards me, so I ran back to the house with her and let everyone know what had happened.

By this time it was almost 8am! I needed 3 hours to make sure there was enough buffer for my 14-miler. Church would start at 11, so there wasn't enough time to actually run.

Over the next hour or so, it became obvious the family was feeling about the same way I was. Gregory was coughing, Joy was stuffy, and I was still feeling tired. We mutually decided to stay home from church, and I sat around the rest of the morning. We watched TV for most of the morning, but spent it as a family.

At 1pm I left for my long run, and the weather was wonderful! The temperature was nice, the sky was clear, and there was a nice breeze. During the course of the run, I ran into all sorts of people taking advantage of the nice weather. One homeless person on a bicycle asked for a cigarette, which I found humorous. Another woman I saw on the trail asked, "So you like jogging?"

When I was almost back at my house, I saw something that I don't think I've ever seen before. Like a dog that runs to chase you as you run by his fenced in yard, a chicken did the same thing, behind a fence, as I ran along. Too cute for words!





Splits
Mile 1: 9:35/mi
Mile 2: 10:01/mi
Mile 3: 10:12/mi
Mile 4: 10:54/mi
Mile 5: 11:03/mi
Mile 6: 10:39/mi
Mile 7: 10:40/mi
Mile 8: 12:23/mi
Mile 9: 15:46/mi
Mile 10: 12:46/mi
Mile 11: 11:17/mi
Mile 12: 11:05/mi
Mile 13: 12:18/mi
Mile 14: 13:04/mi

I walked the last .3 miles back home. 14.3 miles, 2:47:55, 11:46/mi average, 1549 calories burned.

From Twitter 02-27-2010



  • 00:43:47: Hello, #webOS, please to make your acquaintance. @palm #pre
  • 01:53:10: Luna restart is slowwwww #pre
  • 02:02:09: Patches not working so far: PDF rotate & multi mod @palm #pre
  • 02:04:48: That was it, 64 patches now installed! @palm #pre
  • 02:17:53: Here's my first Pre video, uploaded directly to Youtube. The audio's not sync'ed properly: http://bit.ly/8Yc5AD #myfirstpalmwebosvideo #pre
  • 02:27:03: mp4's downloaded from iTunes that have embedded images still don't play properly in #webOS 1.4 @palm #pre
  • 02:45:50: New post on my blog: First Official webOS 1.4 Video: I had to play with the new video recording capability of the ... http://bit.ly/ccT4cf
  • 02:46:43: Alright, I'm going back to bed. Goodnight all.
  • 02:49:25: The webOS 1.4 update for the Palm Pre just came down tonight, so I did a quick video. I'm not fooling myself into t... http://bit.ly/czXUBq
  • 03:03:27: New post on my blog: From Twitter 02-26-2010: 00:10:35: listening to "The Buggles - I Am A Camera [12 Mix][Bonus T... http://bit.ly/dpTEDz
  • 10:23:01: Wt: 173.6, RHR: 53, BF: 17.2% #myhealthstats #fb
  • 10:37:55: I was hoping the flashlight app would work while doing video, but it doesn't. @palm should have included LED lighting as an option @pre
  • 10:41:27: Preware is being slammed or something, it doesn't want to load the feeds
  • 12:11:56: Someone help this lazy train pull out of the procrastination station!
  • 13:37:28: RT @BreakingNews: Singer Marie Osmond's son Michael Blosil, 18, commits suicide http://bit.ly/9BUOA2
  • 16:17:47: Well, I'm deferring my long run to tomorrow after church. It's supposed to be sunny tomorrow with a high of 69. Hoo haa! #fb
  • 16:52:20: http://twitpic.com/15q980 - Jenny and her Play Doh moustache
  • 18:46:07: I'm on a horse.
  • 18:59:27: Did anyone ever ask John Lennon exactly how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall?
  • 19:12:57: Watching Bad Company on the Palladia channel... when Paul Rodgers sang "we were getting higher" they edited it. How odd.
  • 21:45:48: SCORE! I just got relieved of my morning duties, meaning I'll be able to do my long run in the morning instead of afternoon tomorrow. Woo!


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